trials 123 Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 hi i have a front hope mini disc brake and a front 05 maggie and i don't no witch to put on my gu what would you do thanks sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence osborn Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 hi i have a front hope mini disc brake and a front 05 maggie and i don't no witch to put on my gu what would you do thanks sam Hey mate,Peoples opinions are very different about brakes, like i hate disk for some reason they seem to big but on the other hand i can garuntee that people would prefer the disk to a maggie anyday so really its your chioce put the disk on ride with that for a while, then put the maggie on and ride with that for a while then decided which you best liked out of the two and whack it on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gianttrials Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) hi there, i've just started riding with a disc and to be honest either a disc or well set up magura are just as good. for street riding i'd recomend a disc though. my 8 years riding has always bought me back to maguras though, so its definetly personal preference. discs look really cool aswell. don't know if this helps, but hope it does. gianttrials Edited December 10, 2006 by gianttrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenJohnson Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Alright mate,Again it is all down to personal preference and what feels more comfortable for you to ride with. Personal i would go with the disc as it does give you slightly more moderation for some of the front wheel moves but it depends on how you like them set up aswell. Hope this helps.Koxxtrialz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Avid bb7, they come in a range of sizes the bigger th rotor the better. I have just purchased a 203mm avid and i can assure you when i fit it it will beat any hydrolic rim brake, v brake, hydrolic disk.Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Use the disk, thats if you have a disk hub Don't get an avid, keep your money and use the hope.It a mod i take it? Hopes are amazing once you have bedded them in. Can't be doing with Avid bummers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 (edited) pft, hopes are unreliable si, they have no adjustment over then ripping the caliper off and spacing it out with washers e.t.c which is a pain in the arse where as a avid you can adjust with the spin of a knob. Hopes need bleeding and are a pain int arse to do where as you can just replace a cable in your bb7 at the cost of a few quid and it last for much longer then a hope bleed. Hopes are too expensive for what they are and are only good when there new they never work good when there older.Parts for a hope are astronomical.Jason Edited December 10, 2006 by JASON CLARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 pft, hopes are unreliable si, they have no adjustment over then ripping the caliper off and spacing it out with washers e.t.c which is a pain in the arse where as a avid you can adjust with the spin of a knob. Hopes need bleeding and are a pain int arse to do where as you can just replace a cable in your bb7 at the cost of a few quid and it last for much longer then a hope bleed. Hopes are too expensive for what they are and are only good when there new they never work good when there older.Parts for a hope are astronomical.Jasoncant agree anymore.another vote for an avid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-man Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Never had a problem with a hope, only need to bleed them every few years really.They are pricey because of the amount of time spent machining them from quality materials.Bleeding takes all of 5 mins, just like bleeding a car brake.Ahwell, each to their own I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 if i did get a front brake i would go for the avid bb7 but the only problem with disks if you hit you could brake them plus they are easyer to set up than maggys. but also maggys do just do the same job..samo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 10, 2006 Report Share Posted December 10, 2006 Maggies do the same job as a disk but they are not as powerful as a disk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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